The International Space Station also celebrates a milestone - 12 years ago, the first crew began living on the station! Check out the crew of Expedition 1 below, consisting of USA Commander Bill Shepherd and Russian Flight Engineers Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko. The ISS has served as a beacon of international cooperation, especially between the former Cold War adversaries. They've worked together to provide wonderful images like this one provided by my Google+ buddy Erica Joy,